The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-03

Of the committee on education, and TO him Il
due the credit Of lowa's excellent system Of
tree schoole. He was born IN -Coaumblans
county, New York, February -, 1903. and re-
moved to Iowa in 1855. Il 10 death that
causes general grief.
T~heshooti1g to death OF JuAn vanderhusg
IN the court room at Rockville, No, on
Wednesday, during preliminary examination
on the charge OF outragtng Jennie Anderson,
is Q believed to be . horrible mistake. Il
I, thought vanderburg Wa cooking for .
camping party four miles from the scene Of
the outrage. The coroner's Jury has brought
ia a verdict Of murder against the Anderson
boys.
Fully 10000 visitors were In Toledo Thurs.
day and witnessed the dedication Of the
statue to Gen. james B. eteedman. The
ceremonies included . procession, Grafton BY
Lieut.. Governor Smith Of Illinois, who was
his chief Of stan, the unwilling BY the grand.
daughter of Gen. steedman. Gov. Foraker,
Of Ohio, acted as president Of the day. Gov.
Luce and stan, Of Michigan, were among the
visitors.
Mic Schneider resumed bis evidence in the
Doodle trial at Chicago on Thursday morning.
It tended to show that there were general in.
struc.ious to his bookkeeper to double the
price of all articles supplied the county. Two
sets Of books were kept, and the witness
stated that the items charged in the newer
set were 20 per cent. higher than in the old.
Both sets OF books had been approved Of by
the committee ct county commissioners.
Robert Rathbone filed . petition 10 the cir.
cult court ct Chicago on Wednesday for .
writ Of habeas corpus, which the court grant.
ed, making 1t returnable forthwith. Rathbone
is held on Q telegram from Kansas City charg-
ing him with grand larceny. 1t is alleged
that Rathbone, In company with Louis VII.
son and Samuel Harris, robbed William F.
Hollingsworth, OF Kansas City, Of 1900 In
government bonds on a train coming thereon
to this city.
The Dakota railroad commission have an
elephant on their hands in the smake-up" Of
the grain and warehouse Law. There has been
some trouble In getting at the real intent and
meaning Of some of its clauses, but since the
conference here q few days sincc between Mr..
Boynton and Mr.. Smith the main points have
been satisfactorily settled. Immediately fol.
lowing tie next meeting of the commission.
ere, June 1, the law will 90 into operation.
Arrangements will be made to furnish about
$4,000 sample cases for grain for Dakota
warehouses and elevators.
On Saturday night Raymond Butsch, over
seer of the Woodlawn plantation, Plaquemine
parish, forty miles below New Orleans, was
shot through both legs by an insane man
named Ed. Willisms. Butech's legs were
badly laceratcd. Monday morning the sheriff
of Plaquemine parish accompanied by George
Osmond, editor Of the Piaquemlne Protector,
started out to arrest the maniac. When they
approached Williams he opened fire on them,
shooting Osmond through the neck and It is
thought fatally iniuring him. The sheriff
then pursued the maniac, who took refuge In
his house. The house was then set ON fire in
order to dislodge Williams, and when he came
out to get water to %extinguish the flames he
was shot dead by the sheriff.
BobLamar, accused Of killing the Harmon
brothers, Of Dallas, Miss, in 1884, was &C.
quilted by the jury at Oxford on Tursday on
the third trial, the case having been taken to
the supreme court three times. Lamar was
first sentenced to be hanged; on the second
trial he was sentenced to the state prison for
life. He will now be taken to Calhoun coun.
tyand be tried for killing Detective Wise, OF
Texas, just after he killed the Harmon broth.
ers. Lamar's brother.in.law, Bishop, wat
hanged at Plttsboro last July for the crime,
Lamar is said to have been with Bishop. De.
tective Wise was after Lamar, and q reward
was offered for him for killing the Harmons,
Wise was led into a trap and murdered, when
Lamar went to the wllds Of Alabama, where
he was finally captured.
The latest news of the express car robbery
on the Great Northern railway in Texa.
Wednesday night shows 1t to have been well
planned and thoroughly executed. A passen
ger on the train says that when the train
pulled up at McNcill station It was found
that the agent ard two gentlemen were IL
charge If twelve robbers. The robbers bad
rolled a log in front of the engine and the
cuEtuccC auu uFcmau were guarded oy
some CT them, while others proceeded to fire
into the top of the cars. The passengers were
told that If they kept quiet they would not be
molested. One passenger was shot in the
hand, and n brakeman named White had hfs
cheek grazed by a bullet. The express agt nj
refused to open the express car door, and the
robbers broke open the car door and knocked
him down. The safe was broken open and
robbed. the amount of money obtained being
variously estimated at from s2l, 0COto s55, 600.
After the robbers had secured tue Doodle
they told the train men to roll the log of the
track aud they could go on. They mounted
their horses and rode away. The train wa
delayed only about u half hour.
WASHINGTON.
President Cleveland visited Mount Vernon
for the first time OF Friday, accompanied by
}! Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, General and
Mrs. Sheridan. and . few others.
Edron 8. Densmore, who has been EN-.
ployed 10 the executive mansion for about
twelve years, and who is acquainted with
nearly every nromfnent man in fhe countrv